LE8 3BU

Dunton · Harborough · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Dunton
Local authority
Harborough
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE8 6BU 36 m
LE8 6UF 43 m
LE8 6UD 125 m
LE8 6UH 191 m
LE8 6UL 583 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE8 3BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE8
Postcode sector
LE8 3
Latitude
52.527306
Longitude
-1.153175
British National Grid easting
457,547
British National Grid northing
292,494

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
Harborough · E07000131
Electoral ward
Dunton · E05011968
Parish or community
E04005487
Westminster constituency
South Leicestershire · E14001488
Output area
E00130965
Lower layer super output area
Harborough 006C · E01025810
Middle layer super output area
Harborough 006 · E02005372

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Countesthorpe Academy

    Academy converter

    3.3 km
  2. Greenfield Primary School

    Community school

    3.3 km
  3. Dunton Bassett Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Drugs 2
  • Other crime 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • COUNTESTHORPE HEALTH CENTRE

    CENTRAL STREET, COUNTESTHORPE, LEICESTER, LE8 5QJ

    ODS code C82002

    3.2 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Ashby Magna

    1.4 miles
  • Willoughby Road

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    1.8 miles
  • Willoughby Road

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    1.8 miles
  • Westfield Avenue

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    1.8 miles
  • Westfield Avenue

    BCT · Countesthorpe

    1.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Harborough 006C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,620 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Countesthorpe Academy is the nearest published school at 2.0 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.